Forest L. Pinney, one of the early settlers of the state, came to Minnesota in 1856 and located himself at Monticello and Anoka where he worked as a surveyor.
Portrait of a group of State Fair visitors. Back row: Nels Thompson, Louis Fanno, Elias Knutson, Louis Gilbertson. Front row: Peter Thompson, Anders Halderson, Charles Lundgren.